Solon calls on gov’t to dismantle Quiboloy’s ‘Davao mafia’

Faith Argosino 09/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker called on the government to dismantle what he described as a “Davao mafia” that reportedly allowed fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to hide by allegedly constructing an underground facility. Manila Second District Rep.…

Hard to swallow: NAIA ‘mafia’ seen in latest scandal

Abby Boiser, Melvin Gascon 09/22/2023

Senators on Thursday called on officials of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to carry out a deep probe to dismantle any “mafia” operating inside the country’s premier international gateway, following the latest scandal involving an alleged theft…

Hotel exec: ‘Korean mafia’ report may affect business

Norman V. Mendoza 02/24/2017

An executive of a resort in Lapu-Lapu City expressed concern about the possible decrease in hotel bookings following reports that reached South Korea that an alleged Korean mafia exists in Cebu. Son Byung Cheon, executive director of…

Police: No information of a Korean mafia in Mandaue City

Dominic D. Yasay 02/09/2017

AMID President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement on the presence of the Korean mafia in Cebu, the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) has backed up the report of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) in negating such claims. MCPO deputy…

KOREAN GANGSTERS, NOT MAFIA

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2017

There is no Korean mafia operating in Cebu, only gangsters fleeing from the law in their own country, diplomatic officials of South Korea said yesterday. Moreover, South Koreans living in Cebu are peace-loving people who are just…

TALIÑO AFFIRMS: KMAFIA EXISTS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 02/07/2017

The recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte tagging Cebu as the seat of “Korean mafia” in the country got everyone talking about how something so big and serious had remained undetected for years. After initially saying there…

Cebu Korean community commits to help police track down alleged Korean mafia

Nestle L. Semilla 02/07/2017

Following reports of alleged Korean mafia operating strongest in Cebu, the Korean community in Cebu has committed support to Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) to monitor and track down the organization in Cebu. In…

Cops told: Track down Korean mafia in Cebu

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2017

As local officials were caught by surprise by President Duterte’s pronouncement of the strong presence of a “Korean mafia” in Cebu, a Cebu City official is calling on law enforcement agencies to track down this foreign gang,…

DUTERTE’S REVELATION: KOREAN MAFIA ‘STRONGEST’ IN CEBU

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marlon Ramos, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/05/2017

Members of a supposed “Korean mafia” have the “strongest” presence in Cebu province, selling illegal drugs and running a prostitution ring in the economic powerhouse of the Central Visayas region. The revelation came from President Rodrigo Duterte…

Affleck lives double life in unexciting thriller

Jeff Ruffolo 11/04/2016

BEN Affleck (“The Town”) plays an accountant by day and assassin by night in the dramatic thriller, “The Accountant.” And as we get closer to the end of 2016 and the eligibility cut-off for the 2017 Academy…

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